NAT Track: Summary of 12 November 2015 Changes
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NAT Track: Summary of 12 November 2015 Changes
- Officially designated as a ‘Trial’ – but RLAT Tracks are available to all operators meeting the existing airspace requirements and the RLAT Com/Nav/Surv requirements below – no need for application to any authority.
- Each day, for both east and westbound tracks, a new “RLAT Track” will be inserted at half latitudes between two of the core tracks.
- The RLAT Track will have half-degree latitude separation with the two tracks beside it, in other words, it will be spaced 30nm from the tracks to the north and south of it.
- This has the effect of making three “RLAT” or “RlatSM” tracks (Reduced Lateral Separation Minima).
- A series of new Oceanic Entry Points (OEP’s) are introduced.
- The North American Route (NAR) structure is amended to match the new OEP’s.
The key changes are: a reduction in separation to ‘half-track’ compared to the existing structure, introduction of 24 new Oceanic Entry Points (OEP’s), and some procedural changes. These will affect all operators on the North Atlantic.
Airspace Affected: Shanwick and Gander OCA’s, and adjoining domestic airspace.
Credit: FSB
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9 年That's right Zaid. 16NOV?The planned implementation of reduced separation in the Organised Track System (OTS) has been postponed. During final testing, a software issued was identified by ATC, and as a result the previous track structure remains unchanged. New waypoints introduced on 12NOV are useable. A revised implementation date is expected to be announced soon.
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9 年No prob..Thanks for an informative article.However, RLat tracks have yet to be issued..it was supposed to start on 12th but no track have been issued till today.
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9 年Excellent job Santosh getting this information out. Well done!
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9 年Hi Zaid you are right. I checked cross-checked the NAT Ops bulletin. It says The 25 NM lateral separation minimum will be implemented by applying ? degree track spacing between three core NAT Organized Track System (OTS) tracks. 25 NM lateral separation will be applied between flight level (FL) 350-390 (inclusive). I stand corrected. Thanks for that.